Lee Myung-bak faces new fraud probe in S Korea
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A protester in Seoul holds a candle in front of the posters of South Korean presidential candidate Lee Myung-bak of the main opposition Grand National Party during a candlelight rally demanding Lee's withdrawal from the campaign yesterday.
PHOTO: AP
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Al-Qaeda's No. 2 urges 'purge' of Iraqis who help US
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Al-Qaeda's No. 2 man, Ayman al-Zawahri, is interviewed in a new 90-minute video posted on the Internet yesterday.
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Taipei City unveils list of events for New Year's Eve
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Dancers perform during a press conference yesterday organized by the Taipei City Government to promote the city's New Year's Eve celebrations, which will be held at the plaza in front of Taipei City Hall.
PHOTO: CHIEN JUNG-FONG, TAIPEI TIMES
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Election a choice between Taiwan and China: Hsieh
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Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate Frank Hsieh, center, talks about Sakamoto Ryoma, a crucial leader during the Meiji Restoration, and his political philosophy at the Maruyama Park in Kyoto, Japan, yesterday.
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NSB chief denies KMT wiretapping allegations
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National Security Bureau chief Shi Hwei-yow, left, and two other bureau officers display anti-bugging devices to be used by the presidential candidates at the legislature in Taipei yesterday.
PHOTO: WANG MIN-WEI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Australian PM to target Aboriginal welfare issues
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Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, second right, and East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta, second left, greet young Timorese girls in traditional dress in Dili on Friday. Australia's newly elected prime minister said yesterday that he would make Aboriginal welfare the focus of a summit of national and state leaders this week.
PHOTO: AFP
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Muslims begin Hajj in Saudi Arabia
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Muslim pilgrims sleep inside the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday. More than 1 million pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia to date.
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UK leaves chaos behind in Basra: police
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An Iraqi man and a boy are pictured through a broken car windshield in central Baghdad yesterday after a roadside bomb exploded. The blast killed two civilians and wounded seven others, police and hospital sources said.
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The crumbling rights of Iraqi women
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US stores hold their breath as shoppers procrastinate
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Shoppers look at Christmas decorations in front of Macy's department store in New York City on Friday.
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FEATURE: Chocolate makers push new innovations
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US socialite Paris Hilton takes a chocolate bar off the shelf as she makes a Christmas shopping tour at the KaDeWe department store in Berlin on Dec. 12.
PHOTO: AFP
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HSBC takeover takes shape
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HSBC Taiwan chief executive Alistaire Currie yesterday vowed to turn a profit next year after taking over The Chinese Bank.
PHOTO: YANG YA-MING, TAIPEI TIMES
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Inter stretch Serie A lead after beating Cagliari
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Esteban Cambiasso of Inter Milan performs an overhead kick during their Serie A match against Cagliari in Sardinia on Sunday.
PHOTO: EPA
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Nicola Pozzi of Empoli reacts during their match against Genoa at the Castellani Stadium in Empoli, Italy, on Sunday.
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Real celebrate anniversary with win
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Robert Pires, rear, of Villarreal is tackled by Ruben de la Red of Getafe during their Spanish first division match in Getafe on Sunday.
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NFL: Patriots remain undefeated after Jets
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New York Jets wide receiver Brad Smith, left, is tackled by New England Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi during the second half of the Patriots' 20-10 win over the Jets at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on Sunday.
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NBA: Madden, Brodeur lead Devils over Flyers
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New Jersey Devils goalie Martin Brodeur, right, makes a stick-save on a penalty shot by the Philadelphia Flyers' Daniel Briere in the second period during their NHL hockey game at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Sunday.
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Gunners on top after beating Chelsea
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Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna, right, vies with Chelsea's Ashley Cole during their Premiership match at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.
PHOTO: AFP
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Chelsea's Shaun Wright-Phillips, right, blazes the ball wide during the English Premier League match between Arsenal and Chelsea in London on Sunday.
PHOTO: AP
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Manchester United's Wes Brown falls into the opposition's dugout during his team's English Premier League match against Liverpool at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool on Sunday.
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The legend of the poinsettia 耶誕紅的由來
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Poinsettias on sale at the Taipei Flower Market, Neihu, Dec. 10, 2007.
上星期一，耶誕紅在台北市內湖區的台北花市減價銷售。
照片︰台北時報
PHOTO: CATHERINE THOMAS, TAIPEI TIMES
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Brainpower: use it or lose it
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ILLUSTRATION: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
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Goodwill hunting? 耶誕老人在哪？
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Bob Evans, dressed as a traditional Santa Claus in this file photo dated Dec. 5, 2003, at the Maryland Christmas Show in Frederick, Md., US.
巴布:伊凡斯二ＯＯ三年十二月五日，在美國馬里蘭州的耶誕秀打扮成傳統耶誕老人。 照片：美聯社
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